Bedstead.



W. LEWIS.

Patented Feb. 10, 19m

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ATTORNEY W. LEWIS.

BBDSTEAD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1910.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

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WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY WILLIAM LEWIS, 0F UTICA, NEW YORK.

BEDS'IEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10,1914.

Application filed June 6, 1910. Serial No. 565,307.

I 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLTAM LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the referencenumerals marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

The purpose of my present invention is to provide a bed construction that is simple, strong and rigid yet economically manufactured and easily assembled and taken apart and well suited to be adapted to many lines of bedsteads.

The invent-ion is particularly adapted in its complete form to make a sliding side crib that is rigidly locked against accidental collapse. The construction allows the sliding sides to be easily removed, whereupon the head and foot may be folded together against the mattress support. This is especially desirable for many reasons, as heretofore any securely locked corner fastening on a sliding side crib has prevented the crib from being folded up without separating the head and foot entirely from the mattress support. If desired however, the locked corner fastening can be utilized on a sliding side crib without the folding feature and again it can be applied to an ordinary bed or couch with or without the folding feature.

Figure 1. is a perspective View of part of a crib embodying my form of construction including the folding feature. Fig. 2. is an end elevation of the part shown in Fig. 1.

.Fig. 3. is a perpendicular sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. Fig. 4. is a perpendicular sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, but with the guide and locking rod removed and the mattress support raised out of contact with the cross bar. Fig. 5. is a perspective view of part of a crib embodying my form of construction without the folding feature. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of part of a bedstead or cot embodying my form of construction with the folding feature. Fig. 7. is an end elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8. is a horizontal sectional view on an enlarged scale on line 88 of Fig. 1, of the upper bracket which holds the guide and locking bar. Fig. 9. is a side elevation on an enlarged scale of the part of the guide and locking bar having the locking pin. Fig. 10. is a horizontal sectional view on line 10-1O of Fig. 9.

Referring to the drawings in a more particular description the corner posts 13 are usually arched over at the top to each other and form the head or foot 14 having upper and lower cross bars 15 and 1(3 re-- spectively extending across the head or foot from one post to the other. The upper and lower cross bars 15 and '16 are usually connected by other smaller bars 17. The upper and lower cross bars 15 and 16 may be secured to the posts 13 in any suitable manner.

The mattress support is formed of angle iron end rails 19 and side rails 20 securely riveted together to which is fastened in any desired manner the spring, not shown. The end rails project slightly beyond the side rails while the side rails project slightly beyond the end rails and through the head and foot. On the lower web of the projecting portion of the side rails 20 is provided a slot 21 adapted to be engaged by the lower cross bar 16 near the adjacent corner post 13 as in Figs. 1-5, or by a pin or spur 22 projecting directly from the adjacent post 13, or from a collar 33 securedto said post as in Figs. 6 and 7.

Referring now to the form of construction shown in Figs. 1-5 and Figs. 8-10, 2 1 and 25 respectively are the lower and upper brackets attached to the posts 13 and supporting the guide and locking rod 26 which is screw threaded at its lower end into the lower bracket 24. Upon the two said rods 26 of either side of the crib is mounted the sliding side 27 composed of upper and lower side bars 28 and 29 respectively, connected by the usual filler of smaller bars 30. The ends of the side bars are pierced by perpendicular holes 28 and 29 which receive the guide and locking rod 26 upon which the side slides up and down in the usual manner, the side being shown in the upper position in Fig. 1. and in the lower position in Fig. 5. The rod 26 also pierces the projecting end of the end rails 19 in which is provided a hole 19 for that purpose. Just above the end rail 19, the guide and locking rod 26 is provided with a locking pin 31 firmly secured in said rod. It is now evident that upon the crib being set up by having the head and foot brought to engage slots .21 of the side rails 20, the mattress support can be firmly and rigidly locked to the head and foot by rotating the guide and locking rod '26 which being screw threaded into its lower bracket 24, draws the pin 31 down upon the end rail 19 which is securely fastened to the side rail 20 to form the mattress support. To facilitate this rotation of the guide and locking rod, any suitable means may be used as for example a hole 32 may be provided in the said rod in which hole a lever of necessary length may be temporarily inserted. To admit of the guide and locking rod being inserted through the holes 28 and 25 in the upper side bar and in the upper bracket, said holes may be elongated by slots 28 and 25 respectively so that the locking pin 31 will pass through said holes when the rod 26 is turned to bring the locking pin 31 in alinement. with said elongations, as is apparent from Figs. 840.

The crib so far described is taken apart by reversing the operations of assembling; viz, the guide and locking rod 26 is unscrewed from the lower bracket 24 and then withdrawn from the lower side bar 29 and the end rail 19, and then by getting the locking pin 31 in alinement with the slot 28 in upper side bar and the similar slot 25 in the upper bracket 25, the said guide and locking rod is further withdrawn from the said upper side bar and upper bracket and the sliding side is removed. The mattress support is disengaged from the foot and head by raising the mattress support.

In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown a modification of the construction already described, as it may be applied to the ordinary bedstead or cot. The mattress support is constructed as before described of end rails 19 and side rails 20 and by means of the slot 21 in the lower web of the projecting portion of the side rail 20, engages the head and foot either from the lower cross bar 16 as before described or as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 upon a pin or spur 22 projecting from the collar 3-3 secured to the post. From the collar 33 a short arm 34 projects under the projecting portion of the end rail 19 and loosely downward through a hole in this projecting portion of the end rail there extends a square headed bolt 35 having its head 35 bearing against the upper surface of the end rail 19, and having its lower end 35 screw-threaded into the arm 34. It is evident that by proper rotation of the bolt 35 the mattress support is crowded down upon the head or foot and the mattress support securely locked into position against accidental disengagement of the slot 21 with the cross bar 16 on the spur By unscrewing the bolt from the arm 3%, the bedstead or cot can be taken apart by first raising the mattress support a little which withdraws the cross bar 16 or the spur 22 from engagement with the slot 21.

To render either construction of my bedstead foldable, a pivoted brace 36 is secured at 37 to the inner side of corner post 13 a suitable distance below the mattress support and also pivotally secured to the outside of the side rail 20 at 38 spaced from the end.

hen the bedstead is fully assembled, the

pivoted'brace 36 acts as additional means to hold the mattress support and head or foot rigidly at right angles to each other.

After the bedstead has been unlocked as previously described and in the case of the crib the sliding sides removed, the pivoted brace still loosely holds the head and foot to the mattress support and after the mat tress support is slightly raised till the lower cross bar 16 or the spur 22 is released from engagement with the slot 21 of the end rail. as shown particularly in Fig. 1, the head and foot can be swung under the mattress support'until they lie fiat against it. In dotted lines in Fig. 4, is shown the pivoted brace 36 and part of the head or foot part way in their course from assembled position to folded position.

It will be noted that the corner fastening herein described depends for its rigidity upon the screw pressure to hold the parts locked together and as soon as this screw pressure is released the parts can be readily taken apart. On account of this fact and the comparative shallowness of the slot 21 and the looseness of the cross bar 16 or the spur 22 therein, the head or foot are disengaged from the mattress support so quickly that the parts do not bind as the head or foot begin their swinging motion to the folded position.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a crib, a head and a foot with corner posts, a mattress support consisting of end and side rails rigidly secured to each other,

said support being provided with a downgagement with each other, said locking mem- 7 here extending above and below said mattress support and sides for said crib slidingly and detachably mounted on said extended locking member.

2. In a crib, a head and a foot with corner posts, a mattress support consisting of end and side rails rigidly secured to each other, said support being provided with a downwardly opening slot adjacent to each of the said corner posts, members projecting from the corner posts and engaging said slots, removable screw pressure exerting locking members operatively connected to said posts and bearing upon said mattress support and adapted to keep said slots and projecting members in engagement with each other, said locking members extending above and below said mattress support and sides for said crib slidingly and detachably mounted on said extended locking member.

3. In a crib, a head and a foot with corner posts, a mattress support consisting of end and side rails rigidly secured to each other, said support being provided with a downwardly opening slot adjacent to each of the said corner posts, members projecting from the corner posts and engaging said slots, removable locking members operatively connected to said corner posts and bearingupon said mat-tress support and adapted to keep said slots and projecting members in engagement with each other, said locking members extending above and below said mat-tress support, sides for said crib slidingly and detachably mounted on said looking members and braces pivotally secured to the side rails of the mattress support and to the corner posts and adapted to allow the head and foot to be folded to the mattress support when said locking members are removed.

4. In a crib, a head and a foot with corner posts, a mattress support consisting of end and side rails rigidly secured to each other, said support being provided with a downwardly opening slot adjacent to each of the said corner posts, members projecting from the corner posts and engaging said slots, removable screw operated locking members operatively connected to said corner posts and bearing upon said mattress support and adapted to keep said slots and projecting members in engagement with each other, said locking members extending above and below said mattress support, sides for said. crib slidingly and detachably mounted on said extended locking members and braces pivot-ally secured to the side rails of the mattress support and to the corner posts and adapted to allow the head and foot to be folded to the mattress support when said locking members are removed.

5. In a crib, a head and a foot with corner posts, a mattress support consisting of end and side rails rigidly secured to each other, said support being provided with a downwardly opening slot adjacentto each of the said corner posts, members projecting from the corner posts and engaging said slots, removable locking members bearing upon said mattress support and adapted to keep said slots and projecting members in engagement with each other, said locking members extending above and below said mattress support, sides for said crib slidingly and detachably mounted on said extended locking members and brackets from said posts supporting the ends of said looking members and afl'ording locking engagement for said locking member.

6. In a crib, a head and a foot with corner posts, a mattress support consisting of end and side rails rigidly secured to each other, said support being provided with a downwardly opening slot adjacent to each of the said corner posts, members projecting from the corner posts and engaging said slots, removable screw operated locking members bearing upon said mattress support and adapted to keep said slots and projecting members in engagement with each other, said locking members extending above and below said mattress support, sides for said crib slidingly and detachably mounted on said extended locking members and brackets from said posts supporting the ends of the said locking member and afiording screw-threaded engagement for said looking member.

7 In a crib, a head and a foot with corner posts, a mattress support consisting of end and side rails rigidly secured to each other, said support being provided with a downwardly opening slot adjacent to each of the said corner posts, members projecting from the corner posts and engaging said slots, upper and lower brackets on each of said posts, a perpendicular rod removably mounted in each of saidpairs of brackets, said rod having screw-threaded engagement with one of said brackets, a projection from said rod bearing upon said mattress support and adapted to keep said slots and the said projecting members in engagement with each other, and sides for said crib slidingly and degachably mounted on said perpendicular ro 8. In a crib, a head and a foot with corner posts, a mattress support consisting of end and side rails rigidly secured to each other, said support being provided with a clownwardly opening slot adjacent to each of the said corner posts, members projecting from the corner posts and engaging said slots, upper and lower brackets on each of said posts, a perpendicular rod removably mounted in each of said pairs of brackets, said rod having screw-threaded engagement with one of said brackets, a projection from said rod bearing upon said mattress support and adapted to keep said slots and the said projecting members in engagement with each In Witness whereof, I have aflixed my sigother, sides for said crib sliding'ly and denature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 10 tarcalhably bmounted on1 said perpendieular 28th day of Mary 1910. 1'0 s and raees pivota ly secured to the side 7 rails of the mattress support and t0 the WILLIAM corner posts and adapted to allow the head I and foot to be folded to the mattress support upon the removal of said rod.

\Vitnesses:

E. EHRESMAN, EMMA S. HESSE.

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